In 2001, CDC, the National Institutes of Health, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America convened a working group to develop guidelines for therapy of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated opportunistic infections to serve as a companion to the Guidelines for Prevention of Opportunistic Infections Among HIV-Infected Persons. In recognition of unique considerations related to HIV ...

With the remarkable prolongation of life achieved among HIV-infected individuals, owing to the use of potent antiretroviral therapy, has come dramatic progress in reducing the incidence of HIV-related opportunistic infections (OIs). There has been considerable focus on antiretroviral therapy and HIV prevention, and most HIV practitioners are highly proficient at managing antiretroviral therapy....

This book contains a collection of 32 papers presented at the 19th Annual Clinical Conference on Cancer (1974) of the University of Texas, MD Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute. Twentytwo of the papers were contributed by members of the local hospital staff. The conference was intended to emphasize the expanding role of cancer chemotherapy in the management of cancer patients, and 16 papers ...

Opportunistic infections continue to be a major cause of disease in patients with HIV infection. Despite the development of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART ) , opportunistic infections continue to be seen in patients who do not have access to antiretrovirals, and in patients who do not have an adequate response to antiretrovirals [1]. Viral infections are a major cause of opportunis...

Background and objectives: Cancer patients treated with chemotherapy and other immunosuppressive drugs are always prone to various infections including opportunistic parasites. Since detection of infections in immunocompromised patients are frequently imperfect and the usual symptoms such as pyrexia are missing or hidden due to leukopenia, the importance of detection of opportu...

Pulmonary parenchymal complications remain the main cause of morbidity and mortality in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients (McGuinness, 1997). Early diagnosis and treatment of these complications are important to improve survival. HIV impairs the immune system, leading the infected person susceptible to a variety of infections, called opportunistic infections, a leading cause ...

A growing population of immunosuppressed patients has resulted in increasingly frequent diagnoses of invasive fungal infections, including those caused by unusual yeasts. The incidence of non-albicans species of Candida is increasing compared with that of Candida albicans, and several species, such as Candida glabrata and Candida krusei, may be resistant to azole antifungal therapy. Trichosporo...